UNIVERSITY PARK -- Physician recruiting is one of the biggest problems facing rural hospitals, U.S. Rep. John Peterson, R-Pleasantville, said Tuesday. Peterson met with rural hospital administrators during the Pennsylvania Rural Hospital Association's Council for Small Hospitals Conference at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. Despite congressional efforts, rural health care is still struggling, Peterson said. Skyrocketing medical-malpractice rates have led to physicians fleeing Pennsylvania, Peterson said, including orthopedic surgeons and obstetrics and gynecology physicians.
Posted by Editor at June 9, 2004 11:56 AM